St Josephs High School - Lily Yearbook (Hammonton, NJ)

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BASKETB LL ..... Hays -:Hu FD 30 FIRST ROW, L. to R.: J, Tomasello, P. Capelli, A. Scaltrito, H. Virgilio. SECOND ROW: S. Rundio, W. Farrell, A. Capelli. R. Jiampetti, P. Steeb. For these boys the happiest moment came on December 18, when at the end of the fourth quarter the score read, St. joe 49, HJ-LS. 48. In each game they played throughout the 53-54 season the boys were outstanding in sportsmanship and spirit. The Red and White victory over the Hammonton Blue Devils was the highlight of the '53-'54 basketball season, Although Coach Sulmonetti's five did not boast a winning percentage, in many of their losing performances their defeats were by narrow margins. It was an exciting and hard-fought season despite a veteran team and the. advantage of our own court. Although the record might suggest otherwise, we had a good team, but unfort- unately for us, our opponents proved better. Nevertheless we are proud of our Varsity for its excellent fighting spirit, fine sportsmanship and splendid cooperation. Captain Bill Farrell led the team in scoring, besides setting new records. His record for the four years was an 873 point total in 73 games, tossing in 342 field goals and 169 foul shots. 'A fx 1955-S4 BOYS' BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. Jan. ll Tuclterton Home W 2- 0 5 Egg Harbor Home L 53-32 15 Clayton Home L 43-35 8 Gloucester Away I, 46-35 18 Hammonton Home W' 49-48 13 Sacred Heart Home L 51-55 22 St. james Away L 60-48 15 Friend! AWSY W 56-46 29 Alumni Home W 47-44 17 HOIY Splflf AWSY L 52-49 Jan. Feb. 19 Clayton Away L 43-40 3 Sacred Heart Away' L 5251 22 Egg Harbor Away L 53-47 7 St. James Home L 66-41 26 Gloucester Home L 49-26 10 H3mm0m0f' AWN' L 66-49 31 Holy Spirit Home W 59-43 16 Tuclterton Away'W 81-71 19 Friends Home W 78-52

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Though Cliffside petition, win by the opening game of the season Joe's former players return to p ay against our varsity team. eanne Bertino outsmarts one of Sacred Heart's guards by throwing ........5irls FIRST ROW, L. to R. lKneelingl: A. Grasso, P. Ranere, A. Pullia, cap- tain, j. Bertino, N. Ingemi. SECOND ROW: A. Mulliner, coach, M. Bartolone, V. DeNardo, j. Camp, J. Macri, M. Pace, M. Rubba. For the first time in sports history of the school, St. Joe's girls' varsity team captured the city championship by beating Hammonton High. The varsity team also managed to break out even in the number of wins and losses. Not merely duplicating its 1953 leadership of the county for the third consecutive year, St, -Ioseph's highly polished sextette coached by AI Mulliner, set the pace for further records. Our biggest thrill was the capturing of the coveted title for the first time in the history of the school. Having won team honors with a 415 point record as opposed to 378 for the opposition, St. joseph's for the first time in county annals swept the individual scoring honors as well. Both first and second places were won by St. Jost-:ph's players. Jeanne Bertino was high scorer for the county rolling up 134 points on 61 field goals and 12 free throws. Runner up for the second year, Captain Toni Pullia scored only 20 points less. Good work, Team! 1953-54 GIRLS' BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Jan. 6 St. James Away L 30-50 13 St. james Home W 39-37 20 Egg Harbor Home W 37-16 22 Hammonton Away W 39-23 26 Sacred Heart Home L 17-27 Feb. 3 Gloucester Home W' 37-36 15 Egg Harbor Home W 60-20 24 Gloucester Away W 38-32 26 Sacred Heart Away L 17-24 Mar. 7 Wildwood Home L 28-29 13 St. Michael's Home L 42-47 a bounce pa